Welcome
2013 Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration
Huddy Everybody! Welcome to the 17th Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration!
Today, the descendants of West Africans brought in bondage to the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia, are striving to preserve a way of life. Gullah is more than simply the language and name of a people. It encompasses the essence of struggle, spirituality, perseverance and tradition.
Leap into this living history beginning February 1 and running through February 24th, 2013, when the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association, Inc. (NIBCAA) hosts the Seventeenth Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration.
The 2013 schedule of events will include De Aarts Ob We People XV Art Show & Sale, an Ol’ Fashioned Gullah Breakfast, National Freedom Film, “Remnants of Mitchellville”. A Taste of Gullah – Food & Entertainment, The Arts, Crafts & Food Expo on Presidents Day Weekend, The Youth Musical and culminating with the Marsh Tacky Horse Run.
Click Here for 2013 Gullah Celebration schedule
Support the preservation of Gullah/Geechee culture! Become a corporate sponsor, advertiser, or individual donor today! Artists may also submit press kits and other material for booking consideration.
For additional information regarding events, vendors, group ticket sales, or hotel and travel information, contact: Gullah Celebration Hotline @ 843-255-7304.
Ef oonah yent hab hawss fuh ride – ride cow. (If you don’t have a horse to ride, take the cow!).